Suspender and garment clamp.



No. 694,064. v Patehiedfbh; 25', I902.

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SUSPENDEB AND- GARMENT CLAMP,

(Application filed Jul 26,1901.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEON LEMOS, CF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

SUSPENDER AND GARMENT CLAMP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 694,064, dated February25', 1902.

Application flied July 26, 1901.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEON LEMOS, residing in the city and county of SanFrancisco, State of California, have invented an Improvement inSuspender and Garment Clamps; and I hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the same.

My invention relates to a garment-supporter; and it consists of theparts and the constructions and combinations of parts hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

My invention also comprises details of construction which will be morefully explained by reference to the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a view showing clamp opened. Fig. 2 shows it closed and thegoods engaged thereby.

For the purpose of supporting garments such as trousers suspenders areemployed passing over the shoulders of the wearer, and these are usuallyconnected with the upper edge or band of the trousers by buttons, whichoften become detached and cause considerable annoyance and trouble.

It is the object of my invention to provide a device by which thesuspenders and trousers may be connected without the use of buttons.

As shown in the drawings, Aand B are two plates made of metal ofsuflicient stiffness, and these plates are pivoted together by a pinpassing through them, as at 2. The plates are separated fromeach other asufficient distance by means of a disk or washer 3, fitted between thetwo and through which, as well as the plates, the rivet 2 passes. Thelower ends of the plates are corrugated transversely, as shown at 4, thecorrugations being bent al ternately in and out, so as to coincide witheach other when the plates are in their closed position. The lower edgeof the plate A is bent inward toward the plate B, and the lower edge ofthe plate Bis likewise bent toward its companion and is designed toenter the lowermost of the corrugations of the plate A, and therebycompress the fabric, as shown in Fig. 2.

The band or upper part of the trousers or other material to be securedis attached as fol- Serial No- 69,756. (No model.)

lows: The plateB being turned aboutits pivot so its corrugations areclear of those upon the plate A, the band or part to be secured is laidagainst the corrugations 4 of the plate A, and the plate B is thenturned about the pivot-pin until its corrugations engage the material,which is thus clamped between the two in a wavy line following theconcavity of the corrugations. The lower edge 6 of plate B presses thegoods firmly into the lower corrugation of the plate A, and the loweredge of plate A projects beyond the lower edge of plate B, as shown at5, thus producing a sharp turn of the material, which is thus drawnapproximately at right angles with these clamping edges, and thus byproducing a pull practically at right angles with the edges preventin gany. pull in the direct line where the goods are held between thecorrugations and preventing their being pulled from the clamps.

The upper part of the plate A has-an opening or space 7 of any suitableor desirable form for the adjustment of the suspending device, and theupper part of B is formed of a lever portion and bent into a hook orother suitable form, as shown at 8, to make it convenient for turningabout the pivot.

9 is a stop projecting from plate A and limiting the movement of theplates in relation to each other in swinging around the pivotpin.

The device forms a strong and serviceable clamp and avoids the necessityof the use of buttons.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. A suspender and garment clasp including parallel spaced platespivotally united between opposite ends, one of said plates having, atoneside of the pivot connection, means for the attachment of a suspenderand also having a stop to limit the swinging movement plates and washer,said plates having portions at one side of the pivot-pin corrugatedtransversely and the lower edges of the plates turned inwardly andoverlapping to compress the fabric, one of said plates having means forthe attachment of a Suspender and a stop to limit the swinging movementof the other plate, said other plate having a lever portion of hook formabove the pivot-pin whereby the plate may be turned about the pivotalcon- 16 neetion.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

Witnesses:

S. H. NOURSE, H. F, ASCHECK.

LEON LEMOS.

